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Hey everyone,

Back in 2003 (I was 17) my family came to the US and applied for asylum. We were not out of status at any point in time nor were we doing anything illegally. I am part of my dads case as I was not 21 at the time of application. We had an interview in July 2008, however, have not heard anything since (the case appears to be in the "final review" as I was able to contact our asylum case officer and that is what she told us). In June 2010 I got married. My wife and I applied for family-based reunion (I-485/I-130) in July while my familys asylum case application was pending. Everything was going well until our I-485/I-130 interview on October 19th.

At the interview, the officer told us that our marriage is bonafide, however, he cannot make the final decision until I withdraw from my parents asylum case. He argued that if he gives me a green card and my parents case get denied then there will be conflicting decisions (or smth like that) He said either that or that the whole asylum application must be withdrawn (my parents parts included). He did not give us any guidance of whom to contact or how to do it but just told us that he doesnt know anything about how asylum department works and that we need to do it ourselves.

Since October 19th I was able to find the address of the asylum office that my parents case is at. I called them bazillion times and left 3 voice mails over the span of 3 weeks. I also sent them 2 packages: 1st package just a letter from myself requesting withdrawal of application, 2nd package a letter from myself, a letter from my parents asking to get me off the application and documents proving that my wifes and mine I-485/I-130 are filed + proof of status for asylum case. The last letter was sent out on November 9th and got there on November 12th. I have not heard anything from anyone in the immigration department since the interview.

I need some guidance in what my next steps should be. I have tried contacting them and there is just nothing. No response. It is frustrating or maybe I am just impatient. Maybe they cannot remove me from my dads asylum case? Maybe the asylum application must be completely closed (which is not going to work out, because my parents will then become illegal here)? Maybe the office did not tell us the right thing at the interview?

Any help appreciated.

Thank you.

At this time you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, all you can do is wait for them to take you off the asylum application.

At this time you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, all you can do is wait for them to take you off the asylum application. Thanks for your help. Do you think it is worth for me to continue contacting the asylum office? If yes, how would you suggest doing that?

I suggest that you make an inquiry through the Community Relations Office (CRO) at USCIS. Tell them that you believe that you were given Official Misinformation by your interviewing officer at gthe AOS interview. Explain the situation, what you were told (include where (s)he said she was not sure about it) and explain what you have done so far. Include all your case information for the asylum case and the adjustment case. Include Office locations that you are dealing with and any employee names if you knpw them. CRO seeks to improve relations and avoid problems that could lead to bad press coverage. Your case is just such a case that could easily be sympathetic in the press, they would like to avoid that and will get to the bottom of it.

SEE: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00082ca60aRCRD